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14 Dec 2017 1:41:09pm

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My worry is more how our mainstream news says so little about disasters like Yemen and the world's failures at political or humanitarian efforts. This now even includes a cholera epidemic as they run out of water, where release of medicine/blockade has become an inhuman bargaining chip between factions, on top of Saudi's horrific interventions. (Like insane levels of bombing thanks to US, and UK sales too.)

One begins to wonder if the Saudis are paying Kim Jong-Un to sucker in the West's eye-conomy by bringing on a big game of mutual huff-n'puff/show business for ugly people. That the US (with its history of interventions) claims no interest in discussions so as "not to reward bad behaviour" is almost funny. :/

Not sure if it's where our journalists want to go, or pandering to our unconscious prejudices, but as many have noted, coverage seems so white/West oriented. Only photos of suffering kids that've already gone viral seem to get past current affairs gatekeepers, though they chew-the-fat about the Donald or tech as filler for their slots. Seems even Mariah Carey had more ability to process the dark side of this world.

That the UN hasn't employed a fleet of surveillance drones to oversee ceasefires and situations like Syria and Rakine state, to deter war-crimes, is a travesty of logic.

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